{"id":44679,"date":"2026-07-16T06:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-16T10:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/?p=44679"},"modified":"2026-07-15T07:59:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-15T11:59:28","slug":"haze-be-gone","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/briansolomon.com\/trackingthelight\/haze-be-gone\/","title":{"rendered":"Haze Be Gone!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Today, something a little different.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Instead of working from a camera RAW file, I’m adapting an in-camera JPEG. The image in question is a photograph I made in June 2013 of Massachusetts Central’s rare EMD NW5 No. 2100 working a surviving fragment of the former Central Massachusetts line in Ware, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It was a hot, humid, and hazy day when I exposed this view using my Canon EOS 7D fitted with a Canon 100mm f\/2.0 prime telephoto lens. All of the illustrations shown here are derived from the original in-camera JPEG. (And compressed by Word Press for internet delivery)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The top image is presented without any post-processing adjustments. Its color, contrast, and tonal values are as rendered by the camera’s JPEG settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The middle image shows the same file processed in DxO PhotoLab 9 using the program’s automatic ClearView Plus feature to reduce atmospheric haze. (This PhotoLab feature is activated by checking a box on the program’s control panel.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

DxO describes haze as follows: “Light obscuration is a natural phenomenon that appears in images as a loss of contrast and detail, often caused by fine particles in the atmosphere. Dust, mist, rain, fog, smog, and smoke are the most common causes of hazy, low-contrast photos.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Highlighting the feature, DxO adds: “ClearView Plus is designed to tackle light obscuration head-on. It analyzes your image to restore lost contrast and reveal hidden detail, and can be adjusted so that you can fine-tune the effect to your liking.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I find that DxO’s ClearView Plus provides an instant improvement. Some photographers may debate its interpretation of color saturation and balance, but it certainly produces a high-impact image with very little effort.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

An alternative is the final image, which I adjusted manually in PhotoLab 9 to improve contrast and color saturation while maintaining a more natural interpretation (based on my eye and recollection of the scene).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Canon JPG and not adjusted in post processing, other than scaling for internet presentation.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Same JPG file as above, but adjusted with DxO PhotoLab9 using the one-click ClearView Plus feature to reduce atmospheric haze.\u00a0<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n
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Canon JPG, contrast manually adjusted using PhotoLab 9 to retain a more natural color interpretation without the ClearView Plus treatment.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

PhotoLab 9 includes many additional tools and features that I’ll explore in future posts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tracking the Light viewers have been offered a discount on DxO software. New customers can receive 15 percent off purchases made at shop.dxo.com<\/a> by using the discount code TRACKINGTHELIGHT<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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